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Gokulam Gopalan, the producer, had earlier said the film had cleared the Censor and that the cuts were being made so that the sentiments of a section of people would not be hurt.
L2 Empuraan stars Mohanlal and is directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran
Malayalam movie L2 Empuraan, which hit theatres on Thursday, will undergo 17 cuts amid the controversy over its references to the 2002 Gujarat riots, the film’s production team has confirmed. The new version will be released in theatres next week. Some scenes depicting violence against women and riots would be cut, the name of the antagonist Baba Bajrangi will be changed and certain dialogues will be muted, it is learnt.